I was shown a "standard" contract of sale, that contains a clause stating that the seller would not be required to provide a Certificate of Occupancy (CoO) if the property is a single family or a multiple family unit.

Never buy a property without checking that the # beds/baths matches that on record (ie, dept buildings records, city/county asessor's/tax record details for the property, and/or certificate of occupancy).many city/county departments of building records will even display the active C of O on their website which typically spells out the # of stories, bedrooms, bathroom, and if a basement present, if it is full or partial, finished or unfinished. any work done would update the C of O (ie, a garage later added would show some sort of addendum file to the C of O).again, if occupants are 'using the basement for sleeping' that a big red flag for prospect buyers to now do their homework and find out if that's a violation/liability or not based on official records. 

So Joe is freaking out and drives from Kansas City to Topeka to get certified copies of the death certificates to determine who died when.

Later on when I had kids they bought young by using legal entities, legal entities do not have to show birth certificates.

The only reason he left was that he didn't want his expecting newborn kid to have a birth certificate from the Worst Town to Live in Kansas.

I looked at lien certificates and deed investments.

After discussing this with a real estate attorney I realize in this state I can not file for an Affadvit of Abandoment and take possession soon than the eight months indicated by the court.My attorney was able to tell me that the successful bidder receives a Certificate of Sale but does not receive title until a Confirmation of Sale of completed at the end of the redemption period.  

Hey Jay,They have a 4 day training for certification costs $2497.00 if you have taken one of their other trainings and $2900.00 if you haven't .

If you have the Certificate of Occupancy (or equivalent) which states what your local building department has it classified for, then it should be clear what the attic/top floor can be used for bedrooms.

A contractor would pay for their own property manager certification and ongoing fees to maintain license (most every state requires non-owner property managers to be licensed.)